US FMC Names Usman Chief Information Officer
to be a member of the Senior Executive Service.Usman will serve as director in all areas of information technology (IT) and as the primary IT technical advisor to the Managing Director.He assumes his new duties effective immediately.“Well functioning, publicly accessible, and secured information systems are vital to being able to meet the mission of a government agency in the 21st Century. Mr. Usman possesses skills and experience that permit him to be pivotal in driving the Commission’s IT initiatives and fostering continued growth in its technology. I welcome him to the Commission
GAO: Coast Guard Should Address Workforce Recruitment and Retention Challenges
. For example, as of February 2022, the Coast Guard had not used its workforce determination process to assess 55 percent of its cyberspace workforce positions. Until such analysis is completed, the Coast Guard will not fully understand the resources it requires, including those to protect its information systems and data from threats.GAO made six recommendations aimed at improving the Coast Guard’s workforce planning process for cybersecurity personnel, including assessing it needs, collecting data, and developing a strategy and metrics that could better inform its efforts to recruit these personnel
Makassar Port Workers Lack Digital Skills. Vocational Schools Can Be the Solution
by the Australian government through the PAIR program facilitated by the Australia-Indonesia Centre (AIC).The Australia-Indonesia Centre (AIC) supports The Conversation Indonesia (TCID) in the publication of this article.AuthorsSherah Kurnia, Associate Professor at the School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of MelbourneAchmad Nizar Hidayanto, Vice Dean for Resource, Venture, and General Administration, Faculty of Computer Science, Universitas IndonesiaAgus Wicaksana, PhD Candidate in Operations and Supply Chain Management, The University of MelbourneArmin Lawi, Associate Professor
ASRY Appoints New Internal Audit and Legal Affairs Managers
ASRY, a ship and rig repair yard in the Arabian Gulf, appointed Layla Mukhtar as the new Internal Audit Manager and Fatima AlRayes as the Legal Affairs Manager.Mukhtar is a certified Public Accountant from the New Hampshire Board of Accountancy and holds bachelor’s degree in Business Information Systems from University of Bahrain with an overall work experience of 15 years in the audit and risk assessment fields with reputable firms such as Bahrin Airport Services Company (BAS) and Ithmaar Bank.AlRayes holds a bachelor’s degree in Law from University of Bahrain and has more than 12
Choi Joins HII Mission Technologies as VP
the government services national security sector. His expertise spans business and technical leadership, strategic planning, capture strategy, and domestic and international business development in the areas of cyber/EW, space, airborne and C4ISR.Choi earned a master’s degree in management information systems from The George Washington University and a bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics and economics from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He also holds several management certifications
DSC Dredge Hires Duplantis in IT Role
technology – and upon learning, this was big for me. Every day since I joined DSC I feel honored to have been chosen and look forward to being part of this incredibly exciting team for many years to come,” Duplantis said.Duplantis graduated with a Bachelor’s in Computer Information Systems from Nicholls State University in 2018 and received the Phi Eta Sigma award for achieving an outstanding GPA during his first year of college
Sutton Named Chief Information Officer at Newport News
to chief information officer for its Newport News Shipbuilding division, effective June 21.Sutton will be responsible for all aspects of information technology to enable Newport News to establish IT priorities and meet strategic objectives. Sutton will guide the day-to-day leadership of all information systems, while ensuring the appropriate alignment to enterprise cybersecurity and IT goals. Additionally, he will lead the HII enterprise cybersecurity and IT organizational and leadership change model to build high-performing teams.Sutton will report to Bharat Amin, HII’s executive vice president
Wärtsilä Delivers LNG Training Solutions for Anglo-Eastern
, an LNG bunkering and fuel gas supply simulator, and a full mission engine room simulator.Over the years, Anglo-Eastern has partnered with Wärtsilä Voyage on a broad range of equipment and solution installations, including more than 100 Wärtsilä Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) installed on board ships. More recently, the two companies made commercial history with the largest-ever maritime software deal for Wärtsilä Voyage’s Fleet Operation Solution (FOS) across Anglo-Eastern’s fleet of more than 600 managed vessels.On the simulator
Ransomware: The IT Danger on the Horizon
for CIRM (Comité International Radio-Maritime) -- the international association for marine electronics companies -- and Chair of the CIRM Cyber Risk Working Group, which fosters relations between all organizations concerned with electronic aids to marine navigation, communications and information systems. Outside of work, Saunders serves as an Officer in the Royal Naval Reserve where he leads teams in challenging situations and briefs senior command staff on complex technical issues
63 Begin Apprenticeship at Hapag-Lloyd
to become shipping merchants or to work in office management and in the areas of transport and logistics. In addition, 11 dual-track students are beginning their studies with Hapag-Lloyd. They will take classes in a variety of subjects such as maritime management, logistics management and information systems at the Hamburg School of Business Administration and the Nordakademie. They can then try out their theoretical knowledge in practice in the applicable departments at Hapag-Lloyd. Apprenticeship manager Frank Drevin added: "With over 200 apprentices at different stages in their training
HII Announces Leadership Changes
;s degree in mechanical engineering from Auburn University and an MBA from the College of William and Mary.Amin joined Newport News in 2014 after serving as chief information officer for BAE's Land & Armaments division. At Newport News he has led the IT department, overseeing all information systems at Newport News and the HII corporate office. He is a mechanical engineer with a master's degrees in industrial engineering and business administration
MacDonald to Lead Canada’s Ocean Supercluster
of the University of Ottawa, MacDonald currently lives in St. John’s NL. She holds numerous designations including Institute of Corporate Directors, Director (ICD.D), Certified in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA).MacDonald succeeds Matt Hebb, who became interim CEO in April 2018, leading the interim management team
Hapag-Lloyd Runs Germany’s Largest Maritime Training Program
. They will be training for various careers, including those of shipping agents and office management clerks.Nine of them will be starting dual-track courses of study (for a Bachelor of Science degree) in the fields of Business Administration, Logistics Management, Maritime Management, Information Systems and Applied Informatics.With a total of 235 apprentices and dual-track students, Hapag-Lloyd continues to be Germany’s largest provider of training in the shipping industry. Once apprentices complete their training program, their chances of securing future employment with the company
Sonardyne Hires Lynch
the offshore energy, maritime and naval sectors. A former serviceman in the RAF and licensed avionics engineer, Lynch has held senior management positions with several technology companies involved in positioning, navigation and vessel control systems, including maritime software developer Sea Information Systems, Nautronix where he was Vice President Sales for Dynamic Positioning and Vessel Control Systems, GNSS service provider Veripos and most recently, Positioneering, where he was a founding member of the company set up to pioneer new approaches to precise GNSS positioning solutions.“Sonardyne
Next Class of Apprentices Begin at Hapag-Lloyd
apprenticeship. They will be training for various careers, including those of shipping agents and office management clerks. Others will be starting dual-track courses of study (for a Bachelor of Science degree) in the fields of business administration, logistics management, maritime management, information systems and applied informatics. Four more grant holders will also join the IT department in late September. This brings the total number of young men and women with on-shore apprenticeships at Hapag-Lloyd to 131, which also includes six apprentices who had started their apprenticeships at
Rucker Named President of Tideworks
Marine’s Central and South American activities. In 2006, Rucker returned to Seattle to head up Tideworks’ Products and Professional Services Groups, a position he held until his return in 2012 to MIT as the vice president of operations. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer information systems from Gonzaga University. Schwank will retire from Tideworks Technology after leading the organization as its president since 1998, and after a total of 35 years of service with Carrix, Inc. One of the original management leaders of Tideworks, Schwank advocated for the resourcing that
HII Hires Davis to Lead Cyber Security Program
Ron A. Davis has joined Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) as chief information systems officer (CISO). In this new role, he will lead the company’s cyber security program with responsibility for ensuring the early identification of threats and risks and the implementation of controls and other processes and methods to protect information systems for the entire HII enterprise. Davis will work in HII’s Washington, D.C., office and will report to Chris Kastner, executive vice president, business management, and chief financial officer. “Cyber security is a top
